When I was 12 or 13 years old, I remember switching channels to a bodybuilding competition. I’d never seen bodies like that before. I was fascinated. They looked so strong! I called my parents over, showed them the men on the TV, and asked them how I could get strong too. I did not get […]
September 27, 2016
How I Went From Cool Kid to Weird Kid Overnight (and what I learned)
I was 10 years old, and I couldn’t understand why the kids in my new school were laughing at me. I’d never been the one that was laughed at. I spent the first 10 years of my life on the East Coast of the United States of America. In the US, I wasn’t considered one […]
August 4, 2016
What are you ALMOST good at?
It took me two years to publish my first good article. I’m not joking. 24 months. I went through dozens of drafts and a ton of feedback before I finally hit “publish”. I can’t say that I’ve since become a great writer – far from it – but I’ve definitely Crossed The Threshold. These days when I sit […]
May 17, 2016
Introducing Coffeehouse Connect Week
We asked everyone in our coffee shop what they were working on. We had no idea how much of an impact it would have on us, and how much it would change the experience of working in the presence of other people. After receiving overwhelming requests to push this further, we just launched #CoffeehouseConnect Week […]
June 16, 2015
My Medium Post is Going Viral
Yesterday I posted my most recent article on a huge platform called Medium (created by Twitter Co-Founder Evan Williams) to see if I could reach new readers. How a Slight Change in Mindset Accelerated my Learning Forever It’s gone completely viral. As I write this, it is the 9th most recommended post on all of Medium for the […]